The annual salary statistics of legislators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $16,410 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $17,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $124,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $124,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $16,410.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 7-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $34,320 | -39.28% | 47.70% |
| 2018 | $47,800 | 59.77% | - |
| 2017 | $19,230 | 1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $18,900 | 0.00% | - |
| 2015 | $18,900 | 2.65% | - |
| 2014 | $18,400 | 0.76% | - |
| 2013 | $18,260 | 1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $17,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,320 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is in the middle of salary range for legislators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of legislators in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 38.7 percent (38.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Antonio-New Braunfels and 48.3 percent (48.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Victoria.